I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect for my first time seeing Los Angeles avant pop band Fol Chen perform live. I had read that they play instruments that they themselves have invented, and wear disguises. However, with the release of their new album, False Alarms, they seem to have grown more into their own skin
As 2012 draws to a close, I’ll take some time now to reflect on some of the best festival performances of the past year. There were an abundance of festivals and as the concert biz continues to sputter, these gargantuan events give attendees the opportunity to check out some of their favorite bands along with
Black Marble sounds exactly like what their name implies: cold and dark. Their show at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge this past Thursday showed the duo of Chris Stewart and Ty Kube invoking post punk and no wave styles from more classic bands like Suicide, and being on the same plane as more current
Make all the 4:20 drug references you want, but going to see new psychedelic rock band, Sleepy Sun, play on the drug user’s holiday was a great choice. While the crowd gathered at Chicago’s Subterranean, it was apparent that many audience members had partook in celebrating the day before the show. When first entering the
Adam Granduciel The War on Drugs show at Music Hall of Williamsburg was one of those shows where no one wanted to get close to the stage until the headliner started setting up. There was this strange divide, like an invisible barrier that no one wanted to cross until Ape School loaded off the stage.
When I see Dawes on a list of new bands to check out, I chuckle and have to remind myself that they haven’t been a band for all that long, even if they seem like they’ve been part of my life for years. I remember listening to their debut album, North Hills, on vinyl with
2011 was the year Anthony Gonzalez of M83 found himself. Or, better yet, the world finally found M83. The French musician’s ambitious double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming wasn’t a game-changer. It didn’t redefine sonic boundaries or place indie-synth pop in some new levels of artistic proportion – it was just a really fucking good
Caveman is having a great year so far. They spent much of last year building up a big buzz in their home base of Brooklyn and beyond, and this year shows them continuing to live up to that buzz. They recently received a wide release of their debut album, CoCo Beware, via Fat Possum Records,
From the opening riff of “Sweet Sour” all the way till the very end of their set, Band of Skulls was a constant rock n’ roll rumbling throughout Music Hall of Williamsburg. This Southampton, UK–based band is a prime example of a straightforward, solid rock band on the current scene. There’s nothing incredibly experimental or
Since they formed in 2008, Brooklyn’s Sleigh Bells have been one of the most popular and acclaimed new bands to hit the scene. With the release of their second album, Reign of Terror, in February on Mom + Pop Records, the duo of Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss have seen their profile grow in ways